南辕北辙

nányuánběizhé

HSK 7

南辕北辙 — nányuánběizhé

1. to act in a way that defeats one's purpose; to be counterproductive

   他们的计划南辕北辙，最终失败了。 tāmen de jìhuà nányuánběizhé zuìzhōng shībài le — Their plan was counterproductive and ultimately failed.